spotted sunfish vs Lepomis punctatus

spotted sunfish and Lepomis punctatus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spotted sunfish	Yes	No	No	No
Lepomis punctatus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spotted sunfish and Lepomis punctatus are synonyms defined as:

spotted sunfish and Lepomis punctatus: inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish

Other synonyms of spotted sunfish include stumpknocker.

spotted sunfish (noun)	Lepomis punctatus (noun)
inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish	inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish